Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-10-13
NO. 2O53
Monday Afternoon.

The case of Davis, appellant, ane2
Hance, appellee. was commenced IN
the afternoon by the examination of
George Hepner and David Conner as
the first witnesses, who testified that
the marsh in question was very wet,
and could not be mown; they de-
scribed the farming of Mr. Davis to be
ordinarily good farming.
Mr.. Hance was put on the stand
again in rebuttal. The examination.
of witnesses took wide range, inclra
ding check for settlement of tonla--
toes sold to the canning factory, pigs
bought by Hance of Davis, and other
matters.
At the conclusion of the argument
the Court took the papers.
The case of Henry G. White, appe!-
liant, and John Temple. appellee, was.
called. This was case to recover for
six loads and over of manure which.
Mr.. White had purchased from John.
Temple. The claim amounted to So. so.
The defence was that Mr.. Temple was
a tenant of DIR. Hitchner, of Elmer,
and had no right to sell the manure,
and the manure, on complaint of Mr..
Hitchner, was returned by Mr.. White
to the farm from which it had been,
taken.
| Mr.. White subsequently purchased
the farm from DR.. Hitchner.
Henry G. White and George Bell
were sworn, and their examination
showed these facts, as well as did that
of Mr.. Temple who had been sworn.
DR.. Hitchner was sworn, and SAID
the tenant had no right to sell the
manure
The papers were passed up at the
conclusion of argument. and the busf-
ness of the day was concluded.
Tuesday Morning.
The trial of criminal cases was to
commence. Prosecutor Hoagland, with
hands full of bills of indictments, and
rolls of names Of witnesses was at hand
and everything was in working order
when Judge Reed took his seat with
his associates who had proceeded him
to the bench
! In the case of Mrs. Leake, indicted
at last term of Court for keeping a dis
orderly house, and who was unable to
appear, plea of non ro7t was entered
and accepted by the Court, Michael
Burns refused to plead guilty; SO did
Augustus Briant, when they were
brought into Court. John Wilson said
he was guilty Of stealing SIS, but ne
did not enter the store, he finally re
tracted and plead guilty to entering
the store of J. Warren Miller and
stealing SIS. His counsel, A. R. Filth
ian, Esq. made a statement to the Court
showing the mitigating aspects of his
case.
A jury was empannelled to try the
case of Augustus Brant, indicted for
committing an assault on Officer Par
vim last August on Mt. Vernon street.
Brant is a white man, and very
hard of hearing. Officer George Par
vie took the witness stand. He was n
police officer: had known the defen-
dant three years; his brother.in-law
called on me to arrest him. He was
near Clark's glass house, went up
there and found him chasing a woman
in the street; attempted to arrest him,
he was drunk: had been drinking
tried to coax him to come along; ne
turned on me and struck and kicked
me; I called on u man to assist me
and the man l called on was struck by
him.
ross-examined. Said he was going
to kill them (the people around; he
had a razor.
Benny Vanleer was next sworn ana
corroborated officer Parvin's testimony
of being kicked by Brant and resisting
arrest. Mr.. Orestes Cook appeared for
the prisoner and did what he could.
j. Nichols sworn: Said he saw the
prisoner kick the officer once in front
of VIM. Carries store, on Cohansey ST.;
didn't think the man was sober; didn't
think he was very drunk.
Isaac Mcdowell saw pretty much the
same as the other witnesses.
There was no defence outside og.
the prisoner himself He was sworn
Said he did not strike Officer Paryin;,
struck at Lewis Winch; he was drunk
The Judge charged the Jury briefly
and the Jury, without retiring. ye-~
turned verdict Of guilty.
Otis Murray's ease was the next cal
led. He had been convicted for burg
larry. Otis pleaded guilty when brought
in and his case reached an ending as9
quickly as tja- Of Brant.
The i:.aiatmeu- against Charles T.
Bateman for a>,ai'f aod battery WAS
taken up.
The dapper Young man when
brought ia S}owsd fi4ht a. once, and